†Coniopteryx antiquua Engel and Grimaldi 2007 (dustywing)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Coniopterygidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi. 2007. The neuropterid fauna of Dominican and Mexican amber (Neuropterida: Megaloptera, Neuroptera). American Museum Novitates 3587:1-58
Belongs to Coniopteryx according to M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi 2007
Sister taxon: Coniopteryx timidus
Type specimen: AMNH DR-14-25, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (AMNH coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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